Upcoming Events
Vacation Bible School 2024
Daniel is the theme of a one week summer Vacation Bible School that will be taking place at Our Lady of Peace Church from July 29 - August 2, 2024. Students entering Kdg-5th grade in the Fall are invited to attend.
Camp will run from 8:45 AM to 12:45 PM each day. On Friday we will end camp with 12:10 Mass. Families are encouraged to attend Mass with us. Plan to join the parish for a family bonfire on Friday August 2nd from 6:30-9pm and continue the celebration.
The cost is $20 per child or $25 per family and includes a snack each day, and supplies. Please complete one registration form per child. The deadline to register is July 26, 2024. Make checks payable to “OLP”. Forms can be dropped off at the church office or mailed to:
Our Lady of Peace Church, 2401 West 38th St, Erie PA 16506
Attention: Faith Formation
Parish Bonfire Night
All are invited to join us at 6:30pm for a family potluck/bonfire. Hotdogs and drinks provided at the parish pavilion. Please bring a dish to share. There will be a short closing ceremony for our VBS families at 7pm with the bonfire to follow.
First Friday Adoration
Adoration will begin immediately following the 7am Mass and continue until Benediction at 7pm. Jesus invites you to come and rest in His love.
Men's Faith Sharing Group
All are welcome to join with the men of the parish in the school cafeteria for fellowship and faith sharing from 6:30-8pm.
Erie Gives Day 224
Please support your favorite local non profits this Erie Gives Day. Together we can bring positive change to our community. Click here to donate.
Donations to Our Lady of Peace Church will be used for a much needed facelift to the rectory: wallpaper removal, fresh paint and flooring. Our priests work so hard for us, let's join together and give them a nice space to rest in at the end of the day.
OLP Raffle - August Early Bird Drawing
Get your sold tickets in to the office for your chance at the early bird prize drawing, a gift card package that includes:
- $50 Visa Card
- $50 Amazon Gift Card
- $50 Home Depot
- $50 Texas Roadhouse
- $50 Outback Steakhouse
- $50 Olive Garden/Cheddars/Longhorn
Every ticket sold helps fund the programs and ministries of the parish. Together we can reach our goal of 3,800 tickets!
Annual Mens Picnic
All men of the parish are invited to this night of fun, food and fellowship.
Tickets are $12 and are available in the church office. Sponsored by the Usher's Society and the OLP Knights of Columbus.
OLP Serves - Community Outreach Opportunity
This is a chance to serve the needs of those right here in our parish community between 8am and 3pm on Saturday, August 17th.
Need help with a small project in your home? Willing to share your time and skills to help a fellow parishioner? Contact Chris Turner at 401-580-1655.
Erie City Mission - Community Outreach Opportunity
Volunteer opportunity open to all parishioners age 15 and older. Prepare and serve the lunch meal to our brothers and sisters in need from 9:30am - 1pm at the Erie City Mission, 11th & French Streets. Contact Scott Barnes at 814-881-8889 to volunteer.
Casserole Club - Community Outreach Opportunity
Casseroles in support of Maria House Project can be dropped off in the social room from 3:30-4:30pm. Casseroles should be pre-cooked and frozen with re-heating instructions. In you need your casserole picked up or have questions, contact Skip or Dottie Glover at 814-440-3496.
Parish Feast Day Community Gathering
Join us for a night to celebration our parish community. Bonfire at 7:30pm with an outdoor movie night to follow at 8:30pm.
Parish Feast Day Liturgical Celebration
Join us in celebration of our Parish Feast Day - Queenship of Mary - with solemn evening prayer. There will be a surprise guest clergy.
Sunday Suppers - Community Outreach Opportunity
We need your help in preparing, cooking and feeding our brothers and sisters in need. Planning meeting on August 14th at 7pm in the meeting room.
We will be serving on Sunday, August 25th at First Presbyterian Church from 4-5:30pm. Ready to get involved? Contact Pete Piotrowski 814-600-5386 or Debbie Piotrowski 81-812-0122.
Interested in becoming Catholic? OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation for Adults) begins soon.
All those interested in becoming Catholic and those who have questions about the process. Please contact Tammie Mang, Director of Faith Formation at 814-838-9983 or email her at tammie.mang@olp.org for more information. The OCIA program begins in September and ends in the spring after Easter.
First Friday Adoration
Adoration will take place from 7:30am until Benediction at 7pm.
"Jesus has made Himself the Bread of Life to give us life. Night and day, He is there. If you really want to grow in love, come back to the Eucharist, come back to that Adoration." St. Teresa of Calcutta
Parish Picnic Celebration
All parishioners are invited to join us for an outdoor Mass at 5pm followed by and evening filled with fun, food and fellowship, and everyone's favorite basket raffle. Dinner will be served in the cafeteria following Mass.
Remember the OLP Raffle drawing will take place at 9pm, so get your tickets back for your chance to win over $15,000 in cash prizes.
The evening will end with fireworks! Hope to see you there!
Music Ministry Returns for the Year
All parishioners high school age and older, are invited to join the Music Ministry Program at OLP.
Selah Praise Band ministers at the 9am Mass and rehearses on Wednesdays beginning September 11th from 7-9pm. Questions? contact Debby Holmes at debbyholmes75@gmail.com
Voice of Peace Choir ministers at the 11am Mass and rehearses on Thursdays beginning September 12th from 7-8:30pm. Questions? contact Lesley Lopez at leslopez62@yahoo.com
Women of Faith
Join us for an opportunity to encourage and journey with other women in their walk with Christ. All are welcome to join us from 6:30-8:30pm in room B-2 in the school.
Holy Hour
Join us for an evening of prayer and Adoration for and end to Human Trafficking and Racism.
"Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked." Psalm 82
Altar Rosary Society Meeting
Through shared spirituality and friendship, the Our Lady of Peace Altar Rosary Society expresses continuing devotion to Mary, Our Blessed Mother. New members are always welcome. Questions, call Marilyn at 814-833-4683 or Pat at 814-838-7145.
Remember to bring a dish to share for the Tureen Dinner.
Puzzle Swap
Free Puzzle Swap. Drop off your puzzles in the OLP School Cafeteria at Noon, then stop back from 12:45pm-1:30pm and choose some new puzzles from the swap.
Erie City Mission - Community Outreach Opportunity
Volunteer opportunity open to all parishioners age 15 and older. Prepare and serve the lunch meal to our brothers and sisters in need from 9:30am - 1pm at the Erie City Mission, 11th & French Streets. Contact Scott Barnes at 814-881-8889 to volunteer.
Casserole Club - Community Outreach Opportunity
Casseroles in support of Maria House Project can be dropped off in the social room from 3:30-4:30pm. Casseroles should be pre-cooked and frozen with re-heating instructions. In you need your casserole picked up or have questions, contact Skip or Dottie Glover at 814-440-3496.
Knights of Columbus Council Meeting
In service to One, In service to all. The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization.
Membership is open to all active Catholic men of the parish. Join us in room B-4 at the school from 6:30-8:00pm For more information, contact Grand Knight Gary Carver at 814-838-8133.
Men's Faith Sharing Group
All are welcome to join with the men of the parish in the school cafeteria for fellowship and faith sharing from 6:30-8pm.
First Friday Adoration
All are invited to spend time in Adoration immediately following the 7am daily Mass until Benediction at 7pm.
In the Mass and in Eucharistic Adoration we meet the merciful love of God that passes through the Heart of Jesus Christ. - Pope John Paul II
Annual Pet Blessing
Bring your pets, big and small, for a special blessing in honor of the Feast of St. Francis Assisi at 1:00pm. Meet in the parking lot between the church and the school.
Women of Faith
Join us for an opportunity to encourage and journey with other women in their walk with Christ. All are welcome to join us from 6:30-8:30pm in room B-2 in the school.
Pastoral Council Retreat
Please keep the Pastoral Council members in your prayers as they spend the day on retreat.
Rite of Enrollment for Confirmation
The Rite of Enrollment marks the “journey of faith” for our youth and their parents, who are in the sacramental formation process. For the community it is a reminder that all of us have a role in the formation of anyone in the parish.
We ask that you keep in your prayers the 2025 Confirmation Candidates and their families.
Altar Rosary Society Meeting
Through shared spirituality and friendship, the Our Lady of Peace Altar Rosary Society expresses continuing devotion to Mary, Our Blessed Mother. All are welcome. Questions, call Marilyn at 814-833-4683 or Pat at 814-838-7145.
Erie City Mission - Community Outreach Opportunity
Volunteer opportunity open to all parishioners age 15 and older. Prepare and serve the lunch meal to our brothers and sisters in need from 9:30am - 1pm at the Erie City Mission, 11th & French Streets. Contact Scott Barnes at 814-881-8889 to volunteer
Casserole Club - Community Outreach Opportunity
Casseroles in support of Maria House Project can be dropped off in the social room from 3:30-4:30pm. Casseroles should be pre-cooked and frozen with re-heating instructions. In you need your casserole picked up or have questions, contact Skip or Dottie Glover at 814-440-3496.
Anointing of the Sick offered at Mass
Anointing of the Sick will also be offered for all those suffering serious illness in body, mind or spirit as part of the 11am Mass. Please sign up in the vestibule before Mass.
Knights of Columbus Council Meeting
In service to One, In service to all. The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization.
Membership is open to all active Catholic men of the parish. Join us in room B-5 at the school from 6:30-8:00pm For more information, contact Grand Knight Gary Carver at 814-838-8133.
Holy Day of Obligation - All Saints Day
Join us for Mass for this Holy Day of Obligation. Masses are at 7am, 12:10pm and 5:30pm.
First Friday Adoration
Adoration will begin immediately following the 7am Mass and continue until Benediction at 7pm.
"A thousand years of enjoying human glory is not worth even an hour spent sweetly communing with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament."- Padre Pio
All Souls Day Prayer Service
This special service is offered as a time of peace and reflection, as the parish community honors our family and friends who have passed away this year. Join us as we celebrate our hope in the promise of new life through Christ Jesus.
Holy Hour for Vocations
Join us in a special Holy Hour for Vocations during National Vocation Awareness Week.
Lord, Grant us the grace to know the path You have planned for us in this life and to respond with a generous “Yes.” Make our archdiocese, parishes, homes and hearts fruitful ground for Your gift of vocations.
Men's Faith Sharing Group
All are welcome to join with the men of the parish in the school cafeteria for fellowship and faith sharing from 6:30-8pm.
Women of Faith
Join us for an opportunity to encourage and journey with other women in their walk with Christ. All are welcome to join us from 6:30-8:30pm in room B-2 in the school.
Erie City Mission - Community Outreach Opportunity
Volunteer opportunity open to all parishioners age 15 and older. Prepare and serve the lunch meal to our brothers and sisters in need from 9:30am - 1pm at the Erie City Mission, 11th & French Streets. Contact Scott Barnes at 814-881-8889 to volunteer.
Casserole Club - Community Outreach Opportunity
Casseroles in support of Maria House Project can be dropped off in the social room from 3:30-4:30pm. Casseroles should be pre-cooked and frozen with re-heating instructions. In you need your casserole picked up or have questions, contact Skip or Dottie Glover at 814-440-3496.
Sunday Suppers - Community Outreach Opportunity
We need your help in preparing, cooking and feeding our brothers and sisters in need.
We will be serving on Sunday, November 17th at First Presbyterian Church from 4-5:30pm. Ready to get involved? Contact Pete Piotrowski 814-600-5386 or Debbie Piotrowski 81-812-0122.
Knights of Columbus Council Meeting
In service to One, In service to all. The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization.
Membership is open to all active Catholic men of the parish. Join us in room B-5 at the school from 6:30-8:00pm For more information, contact Grand Knight Gary Carver at 814-838-8133.
Altar Rosary Society meeting
Through shared spirituality and friendship, the Our Lady of Peace Altar Rosary Society expresses continuing devotion to Mary, Our Blessed Mother. All are welcome, meet in the school cafeteria. Questions, call Marilyn at 814-833-4683 or Pat at 814-838-7145.
Happy Thanksgiving
"O God, when I have food, help me to remember the hungry; when I have work, help me to remember the jobless; when I have a home, help me to remember those who have no home at all; when I am without pain, help me to remember those who suffer, and remembering help me to destroy my complacency; bestir my compassion and be concerned enough to help; by word and deed, those who cry out for what we take for granted. Amen."
-Samuel Pugh
Please note the parish offices are closed November 28th and 29th.
First Sunday of Advent
Today our Advent journey begins. Bless your family advent wreath, lighting the first violet candle. Advent is a time when we are invited to renew the experience of waiting, and longing, for the Messiah.
#iGiveCatholic Day
Today is a day to celebrate our Catholic faith! #iGiveCatholic inspires faithful stewards to "Give Catholic" and support the parishes, schools and ministries of the Catholic Church on #GivingTuesday, a global day of generosity and kindness. Donate online at igivecatholic.org
Men's Faith Sharing Group
All are welcome to join with the men of the parish in the school cafeteria for fellowship and faith sharing from 6:30-8pm.
First Friday Adoration
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will take place from 7:30am-Benediction at 7:00pm.
Seeking peace in your life this Advent? Come and spend and hour with the Lord who brings peace, love and mercy to all.
Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast with Santa
Support the good work of the OLP Knights at the Pancake Breakfast in the school cafeteria from 8-11am. Pancakes, scrambled eggs, hash browns, sausage, juice and coffee. The best breakfast deal in town.
Second Sunday of Advent
Today begins the second week of the season of Advent. All are encouraged to journey and prepare our hearts for the birth of Christ. Strive to take a few moments each day this week to pray together as a family.
Women of Faith
Join us for an opportunity to encourage and journey with other women in their walk with Christ. All are welcome to join us from 6:30-8:30pm in room B-2 in the school.
Third Sunday of Advent
With the start of this third week of the season of Advent, we are halfway to Christmas. Help us, Lord, not to dampen the joy of others. Remind us this week to rejoice always and to pray without ceasing. Holy Spirit, guide us so that our lives may be testimony of the wonders and the love of God, so that others might believe through us.
Receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation and spend some time preparing your heart for the birth of Christ.
Erie City Mission - Community Outreach Opportunity
Volunteer opportunity open to all parishioners age 15 and older. Prepare and serve the lunch meal to our brothers and sisters in need from 9:30am - 1pm at the Erie City Mission, 11th & French Streets. Contact Scott Barnes at 814-881-8889 to volunteer.
Casserole Club - Community Outreach Opportunity
Casseroles in support of Maria House Project can be dropped off in the social room from 3:30-4:30pm. Casseroles should be pre-cooked and frozen with re-heating instructions. In you need your casserole picked up or have questions, contact Skip or Dottie Glover at 814-440-3496.
Fourth Sunday of Advent
"At this Christmas, when Christ Comes, will He find a warm heart? Mark the season of Advent by loving and serving the others with God’s own love and concern.” – Mother Teresa
Rite of Acceptance for OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults)
Today, the Church joyfully welcomes those who will be received into the order of catechumens. In the months ahead, they will prepare for their initiation into the Christian faith by baptism, confirmation, and eucharist.
We also welcome those who, already one with us by baptism, and who now wish to complete their Christian initiation through confirmation and eucharist or to be received into the full communion of the Catholic Church.
Christmas Mass Schedule
Tuesday, December 24: 5PM, 7:30PM, Midnight
Wednesday, December 25: 10AM
Glory to God in the Highest! May the blessings of God be yours this Christmas.
Holy Hour for Peace
There is no better way to start 2025. Join us in the church at 11pm with Eucharistic Adoration and prayer for the new year.
First Friday Adoration
Adoration will take place from 7:30am until Benediction at 7pm.
We should consider those moments spent before the Blessed Sacrament as the happiest of our lives.-St. John Vianney
Epiphany of the Lord
Epiphany House Blessing Prayer:
Bless, O Lord God almighty, this home, that in it there may be health, purity, the strength of victory, humility, goodness and mercy, the fulfillment of Your law, the thanksgiving to God the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. And may this blessing remain upon this home and upon all who dwell herein.
Women of Faith
Join us for an opportunity to encourage and journey with other women in their walk with Christ. All are welcome to join us from 6:30-8:30pm in room B-2 in the school.
Parish Leadership Team Retreat
Please keep the Parish Leadership Team members in your prayers as they spend the day on retreat growing in faith so they can serve the parish better.
Baptism of the Lord
Christ’s baptism remarkably shows all three Persons of the Trinity at the same time: the Son being baptized, the Holy Spirit descending, and the Father speaking from the heavens. In this event, the Father and the Holy Spirit confirm the deity of Christ, and Jesus submits to his Father’s will, preparing himself to be a perfect sacrifice for us.
Join us for Adoration following the 4:30pm Mass (5:15-6pm) and Solemn Evening Prayer beginning at 6:00pm.
Casserole Club - Community Outreach Opportunity
Casseroles in support of Maria House Project can be dropped off in the social room from 3:30-4:30pm. Casseroles should be pre-cooked and frozen with re-heating instructions. In you need your casserole picked up or have questions, contact Skip or Dottie Glover at 814-440-3496.
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
A Volunteer Appreciation dinner will be held in the cafeteria on Saturday, January 18th at 6pm. RSVP by calling 814-833-7701.
We could not do what we do as church without YOU!
Erie City Mission - Community Outreach Opportunity
Volunteer opportunity open to all parishioners age 15 and older. Prepare and serve the lunch meal to our brothers and sisters in need from 9:30am - 1pm at the Erie City Mission, 11th & French Streets. Contact Scott Barnes at 814-881-8889 to volunteer.
Day of Prayer for the Unborn and Holy Hour
Join us for Eucharistic Adoration and a day of prayer for the unborn from 7:30am until the Holy Hour at 6:30pm.
Knights of Columbus Council Meeting
In service to One, In service to all. The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization.
Membership is open to all active Catholic men of the parish. Join us in room B-5 at the school from 6:30-8:00pm For more information, contact Grand Knight Gary Carver at 814-838-8133.
Catholic Schools Week
Catholic Schools week begins on January 26th. It is an annual celebration of Catholic education in the U.S. This week is an opportunity to focus on the value Catholic education provides to our youth and the contribution it makes to our church and community.
Feast of St. Blaise Throat Blessings
In honor of the Feast of Saint Blaise, we will be blessing throats at Mass on Saturday, February 1st and Sunday February 2nd.
Presentation of the Lord
As was Jewish custom, Jesus was presented in the temple in Jerusalem by his parents, Mary and Joseph forty days after His birth.
Lord Jesus, as an infant You were brought to the temple by Your parents out of religious duty. Help all parents to take their duties to God seriously, to inculcate their faith in the next generation by their words and by their actions, so that the faith will be handed on where the faith is first learned—in the family and in the home. (mycatholiclife.org)
Happy Birthday Fr. Rich Toohey!
Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
Support the good work of the OLP Knights at the Pancake Breakfast in the school cafeteria from 8-11am. Pancakes, scrambled eggs, hash browns, sausage, juice and coffee, the best breakfast deal in town!
Men's Faith Sharing Group
All are welcome to join with the men of the parish in the school cafeteria for fellowship and faith sharing from 6:30-8pm.
First Friday Adoration
All are invited to spend time in Adoration immediately following the 7am daily Mass until Benediction at 7pm.
"And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." -Matthew 28:20
First Friday Adoration
Our Lord invites you to come and rest in Him. Eucharistic Adoration in the church immediately following the 7AM Mass until Benediction at 7PM.
"Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament has His hands full of graces, and He is ready to bestow them on anyone who asks for them."-Peter of Alcantara